Ground spider diversity studied in research project
...rest. She remembers being intrigued by insects and tarantulas when she was young. "My parents wondered why I lik... allowed her to keep her collection as long as the tarantulas and spiders didn't get out into the house, she said. As an undergraduate, Henderson took her parent...... -- Researchers have found for the first time that tarantulas can produce silk from their feet as well as their ...m of scientists who made the discovery using zebra tarantulas from Costa Rica. The team found that the tarantulas secrete silk from spigots on their legs, allowin...